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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml')
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1 files changed, 110 insertions, 44 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml index 87b08e4e36..1011befca0 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ <date>1998-02-04</date> <rev>A</rev> </header> - <module>inet</module> + <module since="">inet</module> <modulesummary>Access to TCP/IP protocols.</modulesummary> <description> <p>This module provides access to TCP/IP protocols.</p> @@ -118,6 +118,42 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 <name name="port_number"/> </datatype> <datatype> + <name name="family_address" since="OTP @OTP-15747@"/> + <desc> + <p> + A general address format on the form <c>{Family, Destination}</c> + where <c>Family</c> is an atom such as <c>local</c> + and the format of <c>Destination</c> depends on <c>Family</c>, + and is a complete address + (for example an IP address including port number). + </p> + </desc> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="inet_address" since="OTP @OTP-15747@"/> + <desc> + <warning> + <p> + This address format is for now experimental + and for completeness to make all address families have a + <c>{Family, Destination}</c> representation. + </p> + </warning> + </desc> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="inet6_address" since="OTP @OTP-15747@"/> + <desc> + <warning> + <p> + This address format is for now experimental + and for completeness to make all address families have a + <c>{Family, Destination}</c> representation. + </p> + </warning> + </desc> + </datatype> + <datatype> <name name="local_address"/> <desc> <p> @@ -180,12 +216,16 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 <name name="ancillary_data"/> <desc> <p> - Ancillary data received with the data packet - or read with the socket option + Ancillary data received with the data packet, + read with the socket option <seealso marker="gen_tcp#type-pktoptions_value"> <c>pktoptions</c> </seealso> - from a TCP socket. + from a TCP socket, + or to set in a call to + <seealso marker="gen_udp#send-4-AncData"><c>gen_udp:send/4</c></seealso> + or + <seealso marker="gen_udp#send/5"><c>gen_udp:send/5</c></seealso>. </p> <p> The value(s) correspond to the currently active socket @@ -193,7 +233,9 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 <seealso marker="inet#option-recvtos"><c>recvtos</c></seealso>, <seealso marker="inet#option-recvtclass"><c>recvtclass</c></seealso> and - <seealso marker="inet#option-recvttl"><c>recvttl</c></seealso>. + <seealso marker="inet#option-recvttl"><c>recvttl</c></seealso>, + or for a single send operation the option(s) to override + the currently active socket option(s). </p> </desc> </datatype> @@ -294,11 +336,14 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 <datatype> <name name="socket_protocol"/> </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="stat_option"/> + </datatype> </datatypes> <funcs> <func> - <name name="close" arity="1"/> + <name name="close" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Close a socket of any type.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Closes a socket of any type.</p> @@ -306,7 +351,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 </func> <func> - <name name="format_error" arity="1"/> + <name name="format_error" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Return a descriptive string for an error reason.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns a diagnostic error string. For possible POSIX values and @@ -316,7 +361,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 </func> <func> - <name name="get_rc" arity="0"/> + <name name="get_rc" arity="0" since=""/> <fsummary>Return a list of IP configuration parameters.</fsummary> <desc> <p> @@ -335,7 +380,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 </func> <func> - <name name="getaddr" arity="2"/> + <name name="getaddr" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Return the IP address for a host.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns the IP address for <c><anno>Host</anno></c> as a tuple of @@ -345,7 +390,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 </func> <func> - <name name="getaddrs" arity="2"/> + <name name="getaddrs" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Return the IP addresses for a host.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns a list of all IP addresses for <c><anno>Host</anno></c>. @@ -355,7 +400,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 </func> <func> - <name name="gethostbyaddr" arity="1"/> + <name name="gethostbyaddr" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Return a hostent record for the host with the specified address.</fsummary> <desc> @@ -364,7 +409,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 </func> <func> - <name name="gethostbyname" arity="1"/> + <name name="gethostbyname" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Return a hostent record for the host with the specified name. </fsummary> <desc> @@ -376,7 +421,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 </func> <func> - <name name="gethostbyname" arity="2"/> + <name name="gethostbyname" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Return a hostent record for the host with the specified name. </fsummary> <desc> @@ -386,7 +431,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 </func> <func> - <name name="gethostname" arity="0"/> + <name name="gethostname" arity="0" since=""/> <fsummary>Return the local hostname.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns the local hostname. Never fails.</p> @@ -394,7 +439,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 </func> <func> - <name name="getifaddrs" arity="0"/> + <name name="getifaddrs" arity="0" since="OTP R14B01"/> <fsummary>Return a list of interfaces and their addresses.</fsummary> <desc> <p> @@ -416,7 +461,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 </func> <func> - <name>getifaddrs(Opts) -> + <name since="OTP 21.2">getifaddrs(Opts) -> {ok, [{Ifname, Ifopts}]} | {error, Posix} </name> <fsummary>Return a list of interfaces and their addresses.</fsummary> @@ -459,7 +504,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 </func> <func> - <name name="getopts" arity="2"/> + <name name="getopts" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Get one or more options for a socket.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Gets one or more options for a socket. For a list of available @@ -529,8 +574,8 @@ get_tcpi_sacked(Sock) -> </func> <func> - <name name="getstat" arity="1"/> - <name name="getstat" arity="2"/> + <name name="getstat" arity="1" since=""/> + <name name="getstat" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Get one or more statistic options for a socket.</fsummary> <type name="stat_option"/> <desc> @@ -586,9 +631,9 @@ get_tcpi_sacked(Sock) -> </func> <func> - <name name="i" arity="0" /> - <name name="i" arity="1" /> - <name name="i" arity="2" /> + <name name="i" arity="0" since="OTP 21.0"/> + <name name="i" arity="1" since="OTP 21.0"/> + <name name="i" arity="2" since="OTP 21.0"/> <fsummary>Displays information and statistics about sockets on the terminal</fsummary> <desc> <p> @@ -641,7 +686,7 @@ get_tcpi_sacked(Sock) -> </func> <func> - <name name="ntoa" arity="1" /> + <name name="ntoa" arity="1" since="OTP R16B02"/> <fsummary>Convert IPv6/IPV4 address to ASCII.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Parses an @@ -651,7 +696,7 @@ get_tcpi_sacked(Sock) -> </func> <func> - <name name="parse_address" arity="1" /> + <name name="parse_address" arity="1" since="OTP R16B"/> <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 or IPv6 address.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Parses an IPv4 or IPv6 address string and returns an @@ -662,7 +707,7 @@ get_tcpi_sacked(Sock) -> </func> <func> - <name name="parse_ipv4_address" arity="1" /> + <name name="parse_ipv4_address" arity="1" since="OTP R16B"/> <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 address.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Parses an IPv4 address string and returns an @@ -672,7 +717,7 @@ get_tcpi_sacked(Sock) -> </func> <func> - <name name="parse_ipv4strict_address" arity="1" /> + <name name="parse_ipv4strict_address" arity="1" since="OTP R16B"/> <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 address strict.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Parses an IPv4 address string containing four fields, that is, @@ -683,7 +728,7 @@ get_tcpi_sacked(Sock) -> </func> <func> - <name name="parse_ipv6_address" arity="1" /> + <name name="parse_ipv6_address" arity="1" since="OTP R16B"/> <fsummary>Parse an IPv6 address.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Parses an IPv6 address string and returns an @@ -694,7 +739,7 @@ get_tcpi_sacked(Sock) -> </func> <func> - <name name="parse_ipv6strict_address" arity="1" /> + <name name="parse_ipv6strict_address" arity="1" since="OTP R16B"/> <fsummary>Parse an IPv6 address strict.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Parses an IPv6 address string and returns an @@ -704,7 +749,7 @@ get_tcpi_sacked(Sock) -> </func> <func> - <name name="ipv4_mapped_ipv6_address" arity="1" /> + <name name="ipv4_mapped_ipv6_address" arity="1" since="OTP 21.0"/> <fsummary>Convert to and from IPv4-mapped IPv6 address.</fsummary> <desc> <p> @@ -717,7 +762,7 @@ get_tcpi_sacked(Sock) -> </func> <func> - <name name="parse_strict_address" arity="1" /> + <name name="parse_strict_address" arity="1" since="OTP R16B"/> <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 or IPv6 address strict.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Parses an IPv4 or IPv6 address string and returns an @@ -728,7 +773,7 @@ get_tcpi_sacked(Sock) -> </func> <func> - <name name="peername" arity="1"/> + <name name="peername" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Return the address and port for the other end of a connection. </fsummary> <desc> @@ -741,7 +786,7 @@ get_tcpi_sacked(Sock) -> </func> <func> - <name name="peernames" arity="1"/> + <name name="peernames" arity="1" since="OTP R16B03"/> <fsummary>Return all address/port numbers for the other end of a connection.</fsummary> <desc> @@ -755,7 +800,7 @@ get_tcpi_sacked(Sock) -> </func> <func> - <name name="peernames" arity="2"/> + <name name="peernames" arity="2" since="OTP R16B03"/> <fsummary>Return all address/port numbers for the other end of a connection.</fsummary> <desc> @@ -774,7 +819,7 @@ get_tcpi_sacked(Sock) -> </func> <func> - <name name="port" arity="1"/> + <name name="port" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Return the local port number for a socket.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns the local port number for a socket.</p> @@ -782,7 +827,7 @@ get_tcpi_sacked(Sock) -> </func> <func> - <name name="setopts" arity="2"/> + <name name="setopts" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Set one or more options for a socket.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Sets one or more options for a socket.</p> @@ -1007,13 +1052,34 @@ get_tcpi_sacked(Sock) -> <marker id="option-linger"></marker> </item> <tag><c>{linger, {true|false, Seconds}}</c></tag> - <item> + <item> <p>Determines the time-out, in seconds, for flushing unsent data - in the <c>close/1</c> socket call. If the first component of - the value tuple is <c>false</c>, the second is ignored. This - means that <c>close/1</c> returns immediately, not waiting - for data to be flushed. Otherwise, the second component is - the flushing time-out, in seconds.</p> + in the <c>close/1</c> socket call. </p> + <p>The first component is if linger is enabled, the second component + is the flushing time-out, in seconds. There are 3 alternatives:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>{false, _}</c></tag> + <item> + <p>close/1 or shutdown/2 returns immediately, + not waiting for data to be flushed, with closing + happening in the background.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>{true, 0}</c></tag> + <item> + <p>Aborts the connection when it is closed. + Discards any data still remaining in the send buffers + and sends RST to the peer.</p> + <p>This avoids TCP's TIME_WAIT state, but leaves open + the possibility that another "incarnation" of this connection + being created.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>{true, Time} when Time > 0</c></tag> + <item> + <p>close/1 or shutdown/2 will not return until + all queued messages for the socket have been successfully + sent or the linger timeout (Time) has been reached.</p> + </item> + </taglist> </item> <tag><c>{low_msgq_watermark, Size}</c></tag> <item> @@ -1486,7 +1552,7 @@ inet:setopts(Sock,[{raw,6,8,<<30:32/native>>}]),]]></code> </func> <func> - <name name="sockname" arity="1"/> + <name name="sockname" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Return the local address and port number for a socket. </fsummary> <desc> @@ -1499,7 +1565,7 @@ inet:setopts(Sock,[{raw,6,8,<<30:32/native>>}]),]]></code> </func> <func> - <name name="socknames" arity="1"/> + <name name="socknames" arity="1" since="OTP R16B03"/> <fsummary>Return all local address/port numbers for a socket.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Equivalent to @@ -1509,7 +1575,7 @@ inet:setopts(Sock,[{raw,6,8,<<30:32/native>>}]),]]></code> </func> <func> - <name name="socknames" arity="2"/> + <name name="socknames" arity="2" since="OTP R16B03"/> <fsummary>Return all local address/port numbers for a socket.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns a list of all local address/port number pairs for a socket |